Police & Fire
(Photos provided by the NYPD)Cops say a pair of thieves swiped a purse off a 73-year-old woman’s walker last month while she waited for an Access-A-Ride outside her home near Coyle Street and Avenue U. The suspects approached the septuagenarian on the street just before 9am on Friday,
Arts & Culture
Photo by Lia Chang [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_Henry_Hwang_photo_by_Lia_Chang2013.jpg] .It turns out that the mysterious blood splatter trail [/blog/2015/12/01/blood-stained-sidewalk-at-south-portland-streets-and-lafayette-avenue-startles-residents/] on South Portland Avenue between Lafayette and DeKalb Avenues was the remnants of an attack on neighbor and
Police & Fire
An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasfano/4245678925/] / Flickr)An 85-year-old woman died at Methodist Hospital Wednesday from injuries caused two days earlier when she was struck by a car at the intersection of Kings Highway and East 16th Street, police say, Police identified the
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We all know this already, but it’s worth repeating: be extra careful when crossing Flatbush Avenue. A 34-year-old woman is fighting for her life at Methodist Hospital after being hit by a car heading north towards the Manhattan Bridge at Flatbush Avenue Extension and Gold Street/Myrtle Avenue. She
Police & Fire
The scene of a fatal car crash at Emmons and Nostrand avenues. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)City Councilman Chaim Deutsch has called on the Department of Transportation to install a dedicated left-turn signal at the intersection of Emmons and Nostrand avenues after a horrific car crash there caused the
Arts & Culture
Image via Irondale Ensemble.Improving police-community relationships has been a difficult task in neighborhoods and cities across the country. Now, a project between the Irondale Center (85 South Oxford Street) and NYPD Collaborative Policing unit seeks to try something new: improv. Called “To Protect And Serve,” the project consists of
Police & Fire
Scene of fatal car crash at Emmons and Nostrand Avenues. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Police announced a woman was killed Tuesday night in a violent car crash at the intersection of Emmons and Nostrand avenues. Authorities identified the woman as 64-year-old Marie Beavers of Canarsie, who was making a
Central Brooklyn
The NYPD and Kings County District Attorney Ken Thompson are hosting a Gun Buy Back event on Saturday, December 5, from 10am to 4pm at the Lenox Road Baptist Church, located at 1356 Nostrand Avenue between Lenox Road and Linden Boulevard. People can drop off their unwanted firearms, no questions
Central Brooklyn
via NYPDThe NYPD is looking for two men wanted in connection with 20 grand larcenies across the city, including the 66th Precinct, which took place between April 16 and June 15. According to the police, the suspects installed skimmer card-reading devices inside ATM bank locations in order to create fraudulent
Police & Fire
(Photos provided by the NYPD.)Cops are searching for two suspects who allegedly installed debit card reading devices at bank ATMs in the 63rd Precinct, which includes Marine Park, Mill Basin, Bergen Beach and Flatlands, as well as other locations throughout Brooklyn and Queens. Police refused to reveal where the
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Photo courtesy of Chris Cobb.Bright red and faded red blood-splatters dot an approximately 10 foot long stretch of South Portland Avenue between Lafayette and DeKalb Avenues, alarming residents on their way to work and school the Monday morning after Thanksgiving weekend. Photo via Chris Cobb.“[It was] a huge
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Image via NYPD.A serial bank robber hit three banks in one week, including the Apple Savings Bank at 418 Myrtle Avenue, say police. The suspect is seen in the photos above wearing a blue poncho-type winter coat to obscure his face. He allegedly began his spree on Monday, November